It’s time to throw out the good vs. bad diet mentality. By Natalie Rizzo, M.S., RD Updated on October 31, 2024 Reviewed by Dietitian Karen Ansel, M.S., RDN Luis Alvarez / Getty Images Visceral fat is that vexing, stubborn belly fat that doesn’t want to budge. This fat, which sits right below your skin, doesn’t...
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The Green Mediterranean diet reduces twice as much visceral fat as the Mediterranean diet and 10% more than a healthy diet
BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV BEER-SHEVA, Israel, November 28, 2022 – The green Mediterranean diet (MED) significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of fat around internal organs that is much more dangerous than the extra “tire” around your waist. The green Mediterranean diet was pitted against the Mediterranean diet and a healthy diet in...
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Genetic Variants Associated with Visceral Fat Accumulation Correlate with Longevity
It is well established that excess visceral fat is harmful. This tissue is metabolically active, and generates increased chronic inflammation through numerous mechanisms: a greater number of senescent cells; signaling by fat cells that appears similar to that produced by infected cells; increased debris from dead and dying fat cells that provokes the immune system....